Marihuana for Medical Purposes - Statistics (November 3, 2006)

• Possession of Dried Marihuana
  • 1603 hold an Authorization to Possess dried marihuana under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
  
  
• Cultivation/Production of Marihuana
  • 1125 persons are currently allowed to cultivate/produce marihuana for medical purposes
    • 989 hold a Personal-Use Production Licence under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
    • 136 hold a Designated-Person Production Licence under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)
  
  
• Distribution of Dried Marihuana and Marihuana Seeds
  • 330 persons are currently accessing dried marihuana for medical purposes under the Policy on Supply of Marihuana Seeds and Dried Marihuana for Medical Purposes
  • 243 persons have received marihuana seeds for medical purposes under the Policy on Supply of Marihuana Seeds and Dried Marihuana for Medical Purposes
  • 115 persons are receiving dried marihuana (for up to four (4) months) and have received marihuana seeds for medical purposes under the Policy on Supply of Marihuana Seeds and Dried Marihuana for Medical Purposes

Geographical Distribution of Authorizations to Possess Under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)

Number of Physicians per Province in relation to Authorizations to Possess under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)

Province	Total Authorizations to Possess	Total Physicians (a) Who Support Current Authorization to Possess
a - Physicians are only counted once if they supported more than one application
Alberta	147	77
British Columbia	342	235
Manitoba	25	18
New Brunswick	23	20
Newfoundland and Labrador	21	13
Nova Scotia	121	67
Ontario	701	431
Québec	165	86
Saskatchewan	47	31
Yukon Territory, Prince Edward Island, Nunavut and Northwest Territories	11	5
TOTAL	1603	983

Applications¹ Received per Month for Authorization to Possess under the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR)